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Find similar grantsPhase I FY2024 deadline passed Sep 17, 2024. USDA SBIR is reauthorized through Sep 2031 — new solicitations expected annually. Check NIFA website for current cycle.
USDA SBIR Phase I - Rural and Community Development is sponsored by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Funds innovations that improve housing and infrastructure in rural areas. AI applications for remote home assessment or modular housing efficiency are competitive under this topic.
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Applications for USDA SBIR Phase I - Rural and Community Development are due September 1, 2026. This is an annual program. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
USDA SBIR Phase I - Rural and Community Development is funded by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs (USDA NIFA) is sponsored by USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). The USDA SBIR/STTR programs focus on transforming scientific discovery into products and services with commercial potential and/or societal benefit. The Animal Production and Protection topic area aims to support the development of innovative, marketable technologies that will provide significant benefit to the production and protection of agricultural animals, addressing the growing need for animal products as the global population expands. Projects dealing with agriculturally-related manufacturing and alternative and renewable energy technologies are encouraged.
The USDA NIFA SBIR/STTR program funds small business research in agricultural innovation with ten priority topic areas including precision agriculture, crop monitoring, food safety technology, animal health, plant genomics, sustainable forestry, rural broadband, and agricultural AI applications. Precision agriculture and crop monitoring consistently represent the largest funded topic cluster, including AI-powered technologies for variable-rate application, crop health assessment via remote sensing or ground-based sensors, automated scouting systems, and yield prediction models. The FY2026 solicitation targets technologies that improve agricultural productivity, food safety, natural resource management, and rural economic development.
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